A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

By Emma Southon,

Book cover of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome

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'Those left cold by the sober tones of scholarship will find this voice liberating and intoxicating. Its energy is boundless and its range immense.' Wall Street Journal

In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was…

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